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We can write endlessly about a cricket phenomenon we call Muralitharan

A Mural of us all

24-May-2004•Nigel Kerner

Giddins fined and banned for betting

Ed Giddins, the former England fast bowler, has been fined £5000, plus £1000 costs, and banned from playing in any match under the jurisdiction of the ECB for five years

We can write endlessly about a cricket phenomenon we call Muralitharan

A Mural of us all

24-May-2004•Nigel Kerner

`There's nothing I won't do': Jane McGrath

Jane McGrath, the wife of Glenn, has vowed to keep fighting on after doctors recently found more cancer in her body.

According to Wisden Cricinfo sources, two USA-based candidates have applied for the post of chief executive officer of the USA Cricket Association

Two apply for top job

How Baseball <I>really</I> developed from cricket

West Indies have named an experienced team for the first Test against Bangladesh, which starts in St Lucia on Friday (May 28)

Rampaul called up for first Test

Worcestershire could go into tomorrow's game against Warwickshire at Headingley without either of their overseas players

Injury hits Worcestershire's overseas stars

Simon Katich has said he would not have gained "any satisfaction" from playing a weakened Zimbabwe side, but Justin Langer is "very disappointed" about the cancellation of Australia's two-Test series.

Mixed feelings as Aussies fly home

Tatenda Taibu, Zimbabwe's 21-year-old captain, believes it will be two years before his young, predominantly black team are strong enough to survive in Test cricket and four years before they start winning matches.

Give us two years, pleads Taibu

In possibly its finest hour on the international cricket stage, the United States of America defeated a full official West Indies side on its home ground, in a single day by nine wickets in a two-innings international match

US cricket's finest hour

The bat Don Bradman used during one of his final first-class centuries on Australian soil has been bought for $18,000.

Bradman bat fetches $18,000

The North Texas Cricket Association will be hosting both the Eastern and Western conference games for the 2004 USACA National tournament on June 18, 19 and 20, 2004

Venue announced for 2004 Nationals

Sylvester Joseph and Dwayne Bravo both smashed centuries as the West Indies Cricket Board XI took charge of the three-day match against Bangladesh at the National Cricket Stadium in Grenada

Joseph and Bravo smash centuries as WICB XI dominate

Most US cricketers consider explaining cricket to Americans to be a lost cause

Explaining cricket to Americans: Why and how

A brief history of cricket in Canada

An historical review of Canadian cricket

24-May-2004•Jon Harris

Sri Lanka abandons plan to sue ICC over Murali

A Sri Lankan government spokesperson revealed today that it had abandoned plans to sue the International Cricket Council for banning Muttiah Muralitharan's doosra

Zaheer Khan has joined Surrey as an unpaid amateur, and he made an instant impact as he blasted out two wickets in his first over

Zaheer joins Surrey as amateur